CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- Crowley Police have reported two separate shootings minutes apart Friday night near the International Rice Festival.

These are in addition to the fatal shooting on Dejean Circle that killed Travis Trentel Thorne earlier in the day.

At 10:50 p.m., officers with the Crowley Police Department responded to a call of shots fired call in the 100 Block of North Ave F, where officers found one victim who had been shot three times.

Police said after running across an acquaintance he knew through a family member, the victim agreed to give him a ride to his residence. The victim said upon the acquaintance entering his vehicle, which also contained his girlfriend and cousin, an unknown number of subjects began to shoot at his vehicle. Once the shooting had stopped, the acquaintance and the unknown suspects fled the area while the victim, victim's girlfriend and cousin waited for law enforcement to arrive.

The victim believes the acquaintance was also was stuck by gunfire during this incident. At this time, officers have not yet been able to identify or locate the acquaintance that ran away after the shooting.

Then, at around 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area of West 3rd Street and North Ave D.

Crowley Police Chief Troy Hebert said it is believed that an unknown group of individuals were in the St. Theresa Park waiting for the intended victims. While the victims were driving by the park, the suspects opened fire on the vehicle that they were in, firing over thirty rounds.

This shooting lead to two people being transported to a Crowley hospital with minor injuries and one subject being transported to a Lafayette hospital, where he is still in critical condition, officials said.

Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Crowley Police Department at 337-783-1234.

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